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Articles in November, 2008 issue of GEO: connexion

• Real estate search by mobile phone.
• Google street view for mobile devices.
• U-blox powers GPS locator: u-blox 5 GPS chipset for microsoft USB stick.
• Dimac systems it rack.
• Galileo in-orbit test campaign.
• Optech CMS enhanced features.
• Nokia software for critical social services.
• 100th Ultracam-Xp digital camera: Vexcel's 100th Ultracam-Xp goes to Aerodata.
• VPmap series V3 arrives.
• BMW extends use of Google Maps.
• Android arrives.
• New scanner workflow.
• MobileMapper 6 enhancements: new features for Magellan's MobileMapper 6.
• Web 2.0 mobile for maps?
• R220 GPS Receiver.
• RMI partner alliance expands.
• U-Blox shrinks positioning technology.
• Sat Nav audio tours of France.
• Smartgridcity home unveiled.
• Optech's new ALTM Orion.
• Ultralight Aerial Camera.
• MB 500 dual-frequency OEM board.
• UKHO enhancements to AVCS.
• Oracle to sell computers.
• Natural disaster monitoring satellites.
• Touratel on Blackberrys.
• PlanetObserver digital earth imagers.
• MapXtreme 2008.
• 80 million smart meters in Europe by 2013.
• Autodesk contributes to open source community.
• GNSS market to double in size by 2012.(GEOMATICS INDUSTRY UPDATE)
• New us space sector legislation.(GEOMATICS INDUSTRY UPDATE)
• GeoEye resolves Nasdaq compliance issue.(GEOMATICS INDUSTRY UPDATE)
• Growth in UK space industry.(GEOMATICS INDUSTRY UPDATE)
• Gmes becomes Kopernikus.(GEOMATICS INDUSTRY UPDATE)
• Intergraph.(PEOPLE)
• NAVTEQ.(AGREEMENT)
• Ewout Korpershoek.(PEOPLE)
• Infotech Enterprises Ltd.(AWARD)
• KOREC.(PEOPLE)
• Cadcorp and Progeos Corporation.(AGREEMENT)
• David A. Sprenkle.(PEOPLE)
• Autodesk.(ACQUISITION)
• Seeing the whole picture: 3d visualisation is encouraging convergence says dominic jukes of autodesk.
  by Jukes, Dominic
• Weaving the future, one fiber at a time: electric and communications company transforming the city with new fiber optic infrastructure.(Company overview)
  by Stinson, Jay
• Web services test bed: discovery and invocation of schematization services: a use case for OGC-EuroSDR-AGILE persistent test bed for Europe.
  by Swan, Jerry
• Disaster monitoring and management: the RICS buildaction initiative and NGO mapaction help prepare for - and recover from - disasters.
• BaSYS for managing water networks: BaSYS 8.0.2 is the swiss pocket knife for handling sewer or fresh water networks.
• Open source #15: open layers: openlayers brings maps to the web with javascript.
• Capturx for ArcGIS speeds GI updating: Thiess Construction experiences the benefits of direct pen capture input to ArcGIS.
• Incident management summit report: multi-agency cooperation and communication is the key to effective incident management.
• Empowering utilities with GIS: case studies in enterprise-wide GIS in the gas and electric utilities industry.
• CAD/GIS convergence: beyond visualisation: Chris Evans looks at spatial analysis with 3D geospatial data.
• Airborne technology for pipeline inspection: NNG chooses ITT'S ANGEL Services for pipeline inspections.
  by Simmons, Rulon
• Kopernikus--more than a brand name? The joint ESA-EC GMES Programme (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) becomes Kopernkius--but what is in a name?
• Data sharing for incident management: ERDAS TITAN creates on-the-fly mashups for incident responders.
  by Miele, Angela
• The GI value chain: what do CAD-GIS convergence, utilities GIS and disaster management have in common?
  by Longhorn, Roger
• NOKIA N96 begins shipping: GEO-TAG images, enhanced maps, voice navigation.
• A gene map of Europe.
• Symbian foundation support.